Really? How is it the END of July? It seems like summer just started!! And this week is our county fair. It's only right that I'm busy.
Despite not living too far from here most of my life, this will be the first time attending this particular fair. I'm entering a few things too! I pulled a few projects, and will be baking a little bit to take tomorrow to enter. Keeping my fingers crossed it will go well!! My boys are entering 2 of our rabbits - one silver fox and one Rex - in the 4H rabbit show. My youngest is a Cloverbud, so he doesn't have to do much. My oldest son has to have an interview and explain how care for our rabbits. I'm spending most of the week restocking my inventory. I have some jams made already: tomato, banana, wrangler with serrano, wrangler with jalapeno. I picked up low sugar pectin today to make some certain recipes, but I have plenty of regular for my others. This week I'm still planning on corn cob jelly, salted cantaloupe jam, watermelon jam, pina colada jam, and pineapple orange banana jam. I'm still waiting on fresh veggies and fruits to make others. It's going to be a busy week!!
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Sometimes we need to ssslllloooowwww dddooooowwwwnnnnn and just take a moment to breathe.
Things can get overwhelming at times if we don't. We get so caught up with the hustle of the everyday that we forget to take care of ourselves and we run the danger of burnout. I'm taking a moment now. I realized I haven't updated in weeks!! So what's going on in Mama's Corner of the world?? We put some more meat in the freezer over the weekend. The garden is producing beautifully. My Roma tomato plants are huge!! Some of my peppers are quite large. The sweet corn is doing well, as are the squash. We waited on planting the pumpkins so they wouldn't ripen too early. I'm very excited about the garden because last year's garden was not very productive. I've already gotten more out of this one that all last year! I'm currently on my second round of tie dye shirts for this year. After my Morin Lake event I needed to restock. The Bricelyn 3rd of July event went really well with putting out our new shirts and the debut of my homemade cinnamon rolls. Just the smell made my mouth absolutely water!! This week and next week we will be doing a couple big events with the Flea Market at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds (this week) and Flea JUNKtion at the Faribault County Fairgrounds (next week). I will have some of my winter and Christmas items out, as well as a special selection of my favorite Christmas cookies for a special Christmas in July event. You won't believe these cookies!!!! ooohhh! I have a few projects I need to work on.... I'll be posting soon... with pictures! |
I'm Mindy (Mama)I'm a SAHM/WAHM. When I'm not crafting or homeschooling, I might be gardening, canning, or one of a million other projects. I love life on my little farm with my chickens, rabbits, and little man. It's never boring around here! Archives
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